by Alfonz Juck
Wayde Van Niekerk and Ans Botha, adidas Boost Boston, photo by PhotoRun.net
JOHANNESBURG (RSA): World 400m record-holder Wayde van Niekerk’s coach Ans Botha hasn’t given any sort of timeline on when he is likely to return to competition after undergoing knee surgery, informs the Independent Online. Van Niekerk is currently in undergoing a rehabilitation stint in Qatar and will definitely miss the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. “We have to wait and see after he returns from Qatar after he has completed his rehab. We have to work day by day and listen carefully to his body, adjust and work like we have the past five years,” she said.
RunBlogRun opines: My few chats with Ans Botha in London left me totally impressed. A coach who gets it, who understands that each athlete is an different challenge, Botha is perfect for Wayde as he returns from surgery and rehab. Botha knows that shoe can not push Wayde Van Niekerk back. His knee will need rehab and she will have to observe how his body recovers, and how he can handle the workouts and speed work. This is a coach who understands her athlete does.
